California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 10546

It is the intent of the Legislature for clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (13) of subdivision (b) of Section 8257 to measure point-in-time data and trends of homelessness, housing instability, and utilization of housing services among individuals and families in programs administered by the State Department of Social Services, including, but not limited to, the CalWORKs program.  Upon access to the data, development of a match and analysis methodology, the successful match of data, and a methodologically feasible approach, the department shall capture this point-in-time data and trends on an annual basis and disclose the data in compliance with the Information Practices Act of 1977.